Nilsa Centeno

Suzy Flack at her home in Naperville on Feb. 16, 2024. Her son, Drew, was terminally ill with cancer and wanted to die on his own terms in Illinois, where most of his family lives. Instead, he used an aid in dying law in California in 2022, where he lived at the time. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Nilsa Centeno and Suzy Flack: Our sons’ agony taught us the importance of medical aid in dying

February 20, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

We are two moms whose only sons lived in Illinois and died from cancer. But our sons experienced very different deaths.

Op-ed: Terminal cancer made my son suffer. I urge state lawmakers to pass death with dignity legislation.

June 15, 2021 at 12:04 p.m.

My 35-year-old son, Miguel Carrasquillo, was an old soul with a contagious smile who stood out in his ability to advocate for change, even though he was dying in agony...

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